The Good Musician

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Beginning with this article, I would like to ignite a feature here on TGM to showcase some of my favorite, and in my opinion most recognized songs, pieces, musical performances and artists in the world.
The point of it is to bring you closer to the world of music as it is recognized by fellow musicians world-wide, as well as build up a set of pieces “everyone should know about”. Knowing a bit about music history gives us enormous perspective of our own work, plus takes you a long way in conversations.
It’s a part of our culture, and I …read more

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This is Part 3 in the Competencies Series. See also Part 1 (Personal Comeptence), Part 2 (Social Competence) and Part 4 (Practical Competence).

What sets Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits apart from you? Well, he was lucky.
Most famous musicians were lucky somewhere down the road. But so was Britney, and I will not begin calling here a musician just yet. As a musician, Knopfler was a heroic master of the guitar, and played so well not only because he practiced for hours a day, but because he had a great intrinsic knowledge of musical theory.
Music theory and the entire science …read more

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